Episode 162 – You Gotta Laugh

Laura is knitting on the Antler Cardigan out of Madtosh Vintage in the Rain Water colorway on size 6 and 8 needles.  She has also cast on a pair of Basic Shaped Arch Socks by Marlow Crawford out of Inspiration Dyeworks in the Caution Stripe Colorway. These are being knit on size 1 Karbonz needles.

Leslie is knitting on Vivid squares out of the Handmade in the UK book.  She is knitting them on size 8 needles using Berroco Vintage.  She has worked on the back of her Caulfield Cardigan by Amy Herzog.  She is using Quince & Co Sparrow in the birch colorway.  She has made it through the start of clue 2 of the Wendyknits Summer Mystery Shawl 2013.  She is using Alpaca with a Twist Fino.  The last thing on her needles are the Hugo Socks by Stephanie Bold out of Poste yarn.

Laura has finished the Rosebud had out of WoolTree DK.  She used size 6 needles.

Leslie has swatched for several sweaters including Goodale out of Elsbeth Lavold Silky Wool and Fat Squirrel Fibers DK for Jackaroo.  She also resumed sewing and made some sewing business card holders so we can look all fancy at TNNA.

Laura and Leslie have both spun a bit on some Loop Bumps this week.  Laura has finally finished the Into the Whirled in the Abercrombie colorway.  She got around 700 yards of a 2-ply.  She has also spun and 3-plyed some Cupcake batts from Hobbledehoy.  She got around 240 yards.

Book review: The Art of Seamless Knitting

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Melissa Jean Button and Earings Giveaway in the Ravelry group

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Episode 161 – KIP Day 2013

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Episode 160 – WoolPig

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Episode 159 – Perspective

Laura is knitting on the Antler Cardigan out of Madtosh Vintage in the Rain Water colorway on size 6 and 8 needles.   She is also knitting on a pair of afterthought heel socks out of Kirby Wirby in her soft and squishy base in the colorway Groovy Baby!

Leslie is working on a square shawl of her own design using US Size 6 needles and Unwind’s Stop and Smell the Poppies colorway on twinkle sock base.  She has also begun the Caulfield Cardigan by Amy Herzog, and wants to swatch for the Neon Cardigan by Joji Locatelli.  She has cranked out tubes in Kirby Wirby Kaliedostrip Wild Child Fairy and Knitters Nightmare, NAMBLA colorway, but needs to put in heels and toes.

Laura has finished some toddler socks out of Marigold Jen’s dk in the Yoshi colorway.  She has also finished her first attempt at weaving using orange sock yarn for the warp and noro silk garden sock for the weft.

Leslie has finished a Noro Scarf on the 15” Cricket Loom.

Laura has spun 130 yards of a true 3-ply out of Into the Whirled in “the Woods: colorway on Masham.  She is also in the middle of spinning some Fiber Optic in The KnitGirlls coloway on the Lendrum.

Book Review:  What Else Would Madame Defarge Knit, by Cooperative Press

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Friday Studios Giveaway.

Knitting Swede Giveaway

Stash Dash

SSK Spots – will open Wendesday, May 29th, to wait listers first!  Wait listers have 3 days to claim one of the available spots.  Currently there are 2 full spots and one daypass spot.  If the spots are not claimed by Saturday, June 1st at noon central time, we will open them to the public.  All details will be in the Rav Thread.

MASW and WEBS goodies

Shenanigans of a lost phone and other misadventures

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